Mop-head



J. W. MORRIS AND J. L. RUDDICK. MOP HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14. 1920.

1,384, 1 y Patented July 12, 1921.

, ame for. James W Norris.

Jacob L. Ruddz'c/r.

JAMES W. MORRIS AND JACOB L. RUDDICK, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

MOP-HEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12, 1921.

Application filed April 14, 1920. Serial No. 373,820.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES WV. MORRIS and JAc'oB L. RUDDICK, citizens of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop-Heads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvementsin mop holders, the principal object of the 1nvention being to provide a holder which will securely hold the mop or cloth without the liability of tearing the same when the mop is being used.

As far as we are aware, all such devices now made have a sharp edge against which the cloth is pressed. Consequently with the hard usage to which a mop is naturally subjected, the cloth is very quickly cut and worn through and must be discarded before giving its full measure of service.

Also there is .no way of guiding the holding member and when the device becomes worn, this holder will not register with its slots.

These defects we have eliminated with our improved holder, as will be seen from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a side view of our improved mop holder.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the holder with the holding member raised.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of rig. 2, looking downward.

Fig. 4: is a section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2, looking upward.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the figures of reference on the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes a handle, on the end of which is secured a transverse rigid holding member 2. The upper edge of the member 2 is rounded as at 8, and has a wire 4 extending longitudinally therethrough and secured therein.

This wire projects beyond the member 2 at both ends and is formed into horizontal eyes 5 to serve as guides for rods 6 formed integral with a cross rod 7 extending parallel to and spaced from the member 2. About this rod 7 is secured a clamping member 8 extending lengthwise of the member 2, and being subtantially V-shaped in cross section, the opening of the V of course facing the member 2 and being adapted to wedge thereon.

The edges of this clamping member are rounded as shown at 9 so that a cloth mop held between the same and the member 2 cannot be cut and torn. The wires 6 are bent inwardly toward the handle 1 and are then fastened to the conventional clampin member 10, which, with the sliding yoke 1i and spring 12 is of the same construction and for the same purpose as those now employed in the usual mops.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A mop holder including a handle, a rigid holding member secured on the end of said handle formed with a transverse tubular part, a wire extending through said tubular part, the ends of said wire being bent into eyes beyond the ends of said tubular part, a wire extending parallel and outside said holding member, said wire being bent into arms extending through said eyes, a V- shaped clamping member mounted on said outside wire, and means connected to the ends of said arms to draw said V-shaped clamping member upon said tubular part.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

JAMES W. MORRIS. JACOB L. RUDDICK. 

